Economics in Nature

Social Dilemmas, Mate Choice and Biological Markets

Ronald Noë, Jan A.R.A.M. van Hoof, Peter Hammerstein

276 pages, parution le 16/10/2001

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Since the development of game theory, the analysis of animal behaviour using the theories of economics has become a growing field of biological research in which models of games and markets play an important role. Studies of sexual selection, interspecific mutualism and intraspecific cooperation show that individuals exchange commodities to their mutual benefit; the exchange values of commodities are a source of conflict, and behavioural mechanisms such as partner choice and contest between competitors determines the composition of trading pairs or groups. These ‘biological markets' can be examined to gain a better understanding of the underlying principles of evolutionary ecology. In this volume scientists from different disciplines combine insights from economics, evolutionary biology and the social sciences to look at comparative aspects of economic behaviour in humans and other animals. Aimed primarily at evolutionary biologists and anthropologists, it will also appeal to psychologists and economists interested in an evolutionary approach.

Contributors

Peter Hammerstein, Elinor Ostrom, Charles L. Nunn, Rebecca J. Lewis, Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff, Ronald Noe, Louise Barrett, Peter S. Henzi, Redouan Bshary, Jason D. Hoeksema, Mark W. Schwartz, Boguslaw Pawlowski, Robin I. M. Dunbar, Andrew Pomiankowski, Yoh Iwasa, Geoffrey A. Parker, Mike A. Ball

Contents

Preface
1. Games and markets: economic behaviour in humans and other animals Peter Hammerstein
Section A. Economic Behavior in Social Networks: 2. Social dilemmas and human behaviour Elinor Ostrom
3. Cooperation and collective action in animal behaviour Charles Nunn and Rebecca J. Lewis
4. Conflict, reconciliation and negotiation in non-human primates: the value of long-term relationships Jan A. R. A. M van Hooff
Section B. Biological Markets: 5. Biological markets: partner choice as the driving force behind the evolution of mutualisms Ronald Noe
6. The utility of grooming in baboon troops Louise Barrett and Peter S. Henzi
7. The cleaner fish market Redouan Bshary
8. Modeling interspecific mutualisms as biological markets Jason D. Hoeksema and Mark W. Schwartz
Section C. Mating markets: 9. Human mate choice strategies Boguslaw Pawlowski and Robin I. M. Dunbar
10. How does mate choice contribute to exaggeration and diversity in sexual characters? Andrew Pomiankowski and Yoh Iwasa
11. Information about sperm competition and the economics of sperm allocation Geoffrey A. Parker and Mike A. Ball
12. The economics of male mating strategies Robin I. M. Dunbar.

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Ronald Noë, Jan A.R.A.M. van Hoof, Peter Hammerstein
Parution	16/10/2001
Nb. de pages	276
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	613g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521650144

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